Russian state-owned industrial technology holding conglomerate Rostec is allocating $44.5 million (₽3 billion) to the development of a specialist additive manufacturing technology center. Named after a celebrated inventor and nitrogen chemistry specialist, the V.V. Chernyshev Center for Additive Technologies (CAC) will be established by Rostec in collaboration with three other members of the nation’as aviation cluster: Russian Helicopters, […]
Siemens test 3D printed superalloy parts for gas turbine aerospace engine
Siemens has successfully 3D printed and engine tested a complex combustion component for its aeroderivative gas turbine, the SGT-A05. The dry low emission (DLE) pre-mixer, also known as a burner chamber or flame holder, was produced using Siemens’ printable nickel-based superalloys. As a result of the engine tests, the 3D printed DLE pre-mixer demonstrated the […]
3D printing news Sliced Hypersonic flight, Xometry, Nano Dimension, Fisher Unitech, Boeing, Bowman International
In this edition of our 3D printing news digest Sliced, a 3D printed hypercar, further investment into hypersonic flight enabled by additive manufacturing, a new and advanced 3D printer for the medical sector and recent partnerships from Fisher Unitech and Nano Dimension, as well as Bowman International and HP. Also included is additive manufacturing news […]
Airbus to help qualify GEFERTEC metal 3D printer for aerospace-grade production
GEFERTEC, the German developer and provider of 3DMP metal 3D printers and technology, is to deliver an industrial-scale arc403 machine to international aeronautics company Airbus. Together with German private sector research organization the Bremen Institute for Applied Beam Technology (BIAS), Airbus is preparing the arc403’s 3DMP metal 3D printing process for use in the aerospace industry. […]
F-35 stealth fighter gets boost from 3D printing
United States’ Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is planning the use of 3D printing to replace parts on the F-35, a stealth multirole fighter. The parts will be produced at the base’s 388th Maintenance Group. The 388th Maintenance Group commander, Col. Michael Miles said, “We’re always driving for speed, safety and quality.” In manufacturing replacement parts, 3D […]
SpaceX launches 3D printed satellite, next phase of mission underway
According to SSL, Californian spacecraft systems manufacturers, the Telstar 19 VANTAGE advanced high throughput satellite, produced using 3D printing processes, is successfully performing post-launch maneuvers. This satellite, built through a partnership between SSL, and Telesat, a Canadian satellite communications company, is the latest in a new generation of satellites for Telesat designed to deliver reliable […]
A 3D printed jet suit can now be yours for $447k
A jet suit, made with the help of metal 3D printing, is now on sale at Selfridges in London for the not-too-shabby price tag of £340,000 ($446,907 USD). Invented by entrepreneur and “Real-Life Iron Man” Richard Browning, the jet suit is capable of reaching speeds of 180 mph, with a “mission to re-imagine the future of manned […]
Defining Aerospace 4.0 through 3D printing at Protolabs and LPW
The fourth industrial revolution, also known as Industry 4.0 is a term that aerospace manufacturers gravitate towards, but what does it actually mean? Sameer Savani, Head of Innovation and Engineering at ADS Group describes it as “the new digital technologies coming into manufacturing. [Yet] there are lots of different terms for this such as smart […]
Triumph, Carpenter and Honda push 3D printing strategies with GE Additive
Continuing the momentum of its recently launched Manufacturing Partner Network (MPN), award winning OEM GE Additive has announced three new 3D printing agreements at Farnborough International Airshow 2018. The first of these agreements is with the aerospace branch of Honda R&D Co. Ltd. in Japan. The second is with international aerospace service, structure, system and support […]
Norsk Titanium starts qualification of 3D printed production at Spirit
In advancement of a commercial agreement inked in July 2017, Norsk Titanium has initiated the qualification of the first additive manufactured part for Spirit AeroSystems (MYSE:SPR). With this move, Norsk has achieved validation for the production and industrialization of its Rapid Plasma Deposition (RPD) process. Mike Canario, CEO of Norsk Titanium, comments, “I am very proud […]